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H. G. MITTELSTAEDT.

PRINTING APPARATUS.

. APPLICATION FILED JULY 24, 1915. 1,1 9A1 U, Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

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WIT/VESSES INVENTOR A TTUR/VEYS H. G. MITTELSTAEDT. v

PRINTING APPARATUS. I APPLICATION FILED JULY 24, 1915.

Ll 9% U Patented .15, 1916.

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'IIl 9 Iq". 3 v n H a if? 45 46 v ffiz WITNESSES ATTORNEYS I a ments on thdfloackl ofol ggk 'oth d u ,1 ments. l

r type in such a-mannenthat both mechanisms";

y actuated independently of theaothe'r To all whom it may oo ncem:

which the following iseepecificatiom i My invention relates-t0 printing appnthereof which is Specially adapted for .printeiently.v indo'rse successive cheeks; withon necessitating" their individual, removal the printing; bed. or platen and which 'lzwi'fl V, aeeonnnodateiiteelf tqthe 'greduallyiinoreas inafter and the features o-fnoy e1ty,wi11 gbe poi nted out theyappended 'claim apparatue in j it's'liii mal pone a similar viewQshowingsthe v A operation Fig.3 is a plagn' detail sectionf'of the-p incin 1' carrier; Fi

carrier Fikgq necti'on between fputing machine,1a;nd e anotheri p f i ft i 5 1 9 .l A syshown inthe fllustrate ;-I fcon's'tructedg of anyjsliiteb proyided with eflpriiit'ing ;--,'fro'n1- Whigh;

lblined. upwardly, 1 as shown in FigsLI-I- ndl 2,4the

said bed late nennne. m'rrnismnn'r; or new. mm;

' 1 rnm'r ne'nrrnrnsi i I weenie, pecm n mmemmelt, jy'i 'ig m m Application filed n 'zelieiti .,fsfia nm inean" lfis'ecured-to thebase 10. The fphteiifor {pr nting bed. 11 is preferablyiraisedgahovey the base 105*a1though in 'some cases said pla en-may be-in surface engagement there-' Q with, it being understood thatyifjties ired Be it known that I, Helium- G: STAEDT; citizen oftheUn-ited StateSQand resident 0?; Richmond HilI, borough and. 7 county of Queens, city and State of New York, haveinvented 'aeertain new and. useful Improvement in Printing Apparaitusg of the upper surface of the base itself utilized-' aSoPrintinghedL In any case pins 11* 'na,y -e

I rojeetnpwardly fromthe platen 11101 17116: ratus and more particularly to that type]. fase'1'0 -for the'purposetqi-bemore fully'emf Q'plagined" farther, on in [the descriptionrfA 1mm 1eyer' '14 isfpiyotallyfeonneeted at-g] i-w hil s c e lit ,ori q 'm ng P l-"M5 tithe hasel Ojand. inthenomnajl position of hejl'pa rts' .oeenp iesmn' upright -;po'sition esngl ingip'rovided ferrite-lone face, at f 4 zit mefdmt points;with 'beari l7 Them reserves journals for'ashaft .18 which 'erfiesgfreniegeorn grisingarms .19. rigidly, (connected together any suitable manner I I i t as"by meansjoff ii,eross braiee 2Qj and which t of fiyinvention toli'attheir free ends rotatob1yeerry -la; jsheft 7t;

.V This Sheft-HQIesrrieswthe printing-roller Y which. is-EIPi'QYidedon {it'ssurfwe with g any: arrangement gof ty epr- ,the.- like 23 wherebyr'the' desired impression may m .1 e dff'is preferab1y feietachah1y con: heated: .with said shaft. 21 1 in. ,imy suitable ing or stamping the .ausualbank indorse in its operative Iiniits willeutoniagticnll ing pile ofehck's... A further obje operatiyely connect tl esald apparatusyw-ith' a; eomputmg f machine ..of'-- any, 'well known 1 j be simultaneonslyf operated or geneh f My invention Will be fullydescribed-her mnneri tymns enemy-mid groove24 as' jshown ui Fig; Inorderithatjsaid roller-.1 22"inay: he removed ,f romlthe shaft 21,37vhe for i-any' l. reason this is' desire'df or .neeessa-ry Ipreferto-constriietithe. onearmllfiin tw liarts'; the-free end portions I9P1 being hinged or iyotecl, to -the inainfpoftiongbyl eens o a hinge 25;,i'fA ny'snitab1e means niayibe 'pm vided for-,ylockingz the portion: 119* Lin e1ine.-

In "the iaicompan i g; drawings 's'eetionwand' cooperating projection f "on the; other hinge" section-v ans ."shownl; 1g; 5; :LWith this jarran-gement the gortioniet v P'may sbe raised-in the hingejinem er- 25 's'" 't :-f dise gage [the :irecesfsf 26' wid'iproiecnp 27. from each other when itisidesii'eii'jtop v *otall y wing said portion .194 to; nan: lnope'r ment therewith; in any desired way. as b 12 'being;supported in any uitablefmenner as by memns of an; npright' ".the sa'i d platen maybe omittedentirelyandv ti'vdpbsition wmeasew ne; anti bf "thef haftjiw I p t M cured ,3 30, P a e satin mtl racks '38ylocated i pressure.-

. )means of shaft.

with'the lever thereof and i with one of the arms 1 3; In order that, the type or the like 23 of a the printing inked, Iprovi v 29" carried by 0 project throu inking pad I i gageme'nt with suitab I 1 the tension off wh toward the .r' n; fu h n ud a; a

" berf33'pivotally secured;a-t 3 3 to lugs 34 .tofor' 'jforming part" v 12, said pressure- "2b to form a. space .35

purpose to inafter. Inthe normal palates h Pres nts-m mber" 33 25 a b tan l y-Hanan pbsitw ment With. the i v I p maintained'xihgand, returned faith-is position for instan'cefb i ing one end Sin engagemntj sald member liignrderj; that;

'ma y bi replacediby: fricti felt for] the; likestrips. member/$3 an upright ,a-rmg'41 theE- free" n'do preferablyprovided with a"roller 142. adapted. to engage andtrafvelon t said lever-L514.- 60 provided mentwof 'th v instance'by- .providing collars in genga shaft"-40 acoil spring- 28 surrohridirigfthe 18 and having'one end in engagement 14 or .one ofthe bearings 17 ts other end in; engagement gas shown in Fig.

roller 22 may be properly I de for. instance ,a rotatable pad an'-axle 30,' the ends ofwhich ghslots 31iin the'arms 19, said being maintained in surfaceem.

the printing roller, in; any le manneras byv means of springs 32 ich is exerted on the axle I lle'r', 22. The apparatus pressure or; guide j memrir si ea time mem er. 331 a fin lith la cl brl s ef'forxth re iiilbj. desc'ribefd' here be" me p n i g'l-r llerf 12 and its otherg end do position andagainst:

al rotati a 'th i'gearsT v hes1 (r bb r,.1. 'arranged. t'o'fcodperat offsimilar materiarl gement with the beari '44 a rod or position thishook l53 in. the tube 46 and and p {Th but removable therefrom in l j ss tbfthfe. an

it imes "forms'i.'part of u; v equi m zma;v 1 tub 46"is.

handle 49 which is P 7 check which the like 45, the latter extending into a tube 46 having for instance a forked end 47 adapted to be pivotally con: nected at 48' with the handle 49 of any type of computing machine or other mechanism arranged to be manually actuated by said handle and with which a printing apparatus is adapted to be operatively combined. In order that the rod and tube 46 which have a common major median line, may be opera- 15 tively coupled together I provide for instance a hook 50 pivoted at 51 upon the tube '46 and having an' operating finger piece 52 located in close proximity to the handle 49 of the computing machine; It its operative g 50 extends through a slot engages a notch 54 forrnedin the rod 45 and adapted to register p i' y the rod is operatively connected with said tube 46 ng said hook in returning it to its 1 operative position.

's arrangement further. includes'a slide 56 mounted 'on'the tube 46 and adapted to "be movedloyerithe slot 53;when.it is desiredcto temporarily maintain"thehook'50 outof engalilcnntlwiththenotch 54. a

Assn example of the utility ofth'e appaqf; ratusIwill describethe operation thereof in i combination n p asa-nad may be autom c y. m ta' l e .6,1 .n T a PIQILGI',

'-intention 5 sition prejferttofiprovide' g and 37. the" first being: rigi theshaftlfil and with said shaft 1 order thatthigpiinting rdl 40 connected x-from': I deseribedpfi-Thesefg r with what is commonly known ding machi ne. "Such adding machine set-directly} on .tl 1e.-base 10 between e combined rddand-tube 45 and 46 and the printing 'appaFatus' and if necessary securedtoffsa'id -bas"ev to prevent relative movement between the 'two machines as" units, although the*we1fght*'of the adding machine may e onsai'd'base 10. Or the' base 10 may bereduce'djin area and then clamped or ct ervv-ise secured; "toxfthe adding machine d or support which ofte adding machine 1In..e1thericase]the end of the r o el yi- .{joft'he .ad ing' machine; it being 7 ojo i 5.534s unc vered'and I that'the'hook 50 is in engagement with the notch-54 sogthat the rod 45 and tube 46 are dtogether.-' Assuming llli 48mm the banks insaid operator afterhaving propd the adding machinekeys. to set up the total of the first check deposits said check in an inverted condition or face downwardly u-p'onthe platens 11 and against the pins 11 which said check on said platen. The handle 49 of the adding machine is then actuated in the usual manner ingrfthe direction of the arrow in Fig. 1 to prim the amount of the operation exerts =1 pull on the a-spring 55 9 tired as at 48 with the 110 serve to iproperly position ragtime.

/connected tube 4 6 and tea quently swings the-lever 43. This brings. about a rocking of theshaft 4:0 and .thefarin t1 and causes the roller 42'to" exert aipressure on the plate or lever 14 whereby;the'-" latter is swung on its 'pivots'15 to the:"po-* 'sition shown in Fig. 2. jAt the same'time the printing roller 22 commences to travel of the spring 36. A continued movement of the handle 49 will cause the gears 3'1 and 7 37 totravel along the racks 38 to further depress the pressure member 33 the resilient fingers 33Ffinally engaging the check'xandclamping it on the platen 11 while-the ro-' spring 36 tending to s will be forced backward and will'rther'efor swing the lever-'l l'backto tating printing roller pas'ses over the space 35' and imparts an impression of the type 23 or the like on the back 0t said checks, the

parts now being in the. position shown in Fig. 2. During this operation of the parts the spring 28 exerts a pressure-on the arms.

19 and thus maintains the roller-11 in proper engagement first with the bed 12 and. later. with the pressure or guide'member 33, while the inking pad 29 is maintained inoperativeengagement with the printing roller 22 bymeans of the springs 32. j-rt-wi11wonder-.1 stood that the tension of. the spring 28' is suflicient to. bring the type 23 into firm engagement with the check which'is to be indorsed thus bringing about a clear res-ff In this manner-the printing 0 the] ,amount of the check andjthe indorsement 1 thereof is simultaneousl accomplishedfby; a complete actuation of t ehandle 49 which sion.

is now started on'its return m'overnn-itl This return movement of said'handle t9'ex'erts afi 'push on the connected tuhef'lfi and rod,4 5 4 and consequently swings the lever 43 -in]the'"j k reverse direction and -simiflarlyz 'rocks the f heck .q th bed lt increasesunheight; dliioi v shaft 40 thus moving the roller, of t arm 41 away'ifro'm.the'plat or leverhh soon as this happensl th {tension "of T the 1 membe from the. position shownin Fig.2 back to :its' u'p'ri'ght position'asf shownfiin-Fig.4 :wn cause saidimember 33 to exert azba'ckfpressure on: the roller 22f'which in consequence Y a s initiahpo iti' n in Figgl} will be a rams,ttst in s g v pressure, of the-'me 'nbe {fluenoeof-the sprin arms 19 and" printmg' roller 22 fufiardly; on the shaft 18 so that the elements'are readily and eficiently returned to the normal position shown in Fig.1. During this re .'itiiia"*mai iiieht the n are a ti11.;

' e in'tr vel along the racks 3's in thm direction; so that at the finish. of the return a inovement the printing ro1ler 2 2 will have- .lieen rotated back to? its 1 original, position,

The printing roller-221s, inthis manner; at L- all times maintained inproper operative'rela:

at tion to the space35's 'o that aproper-impression on the check is always assured. At the same time the member 33 when in itsnormal'; 1 I f position is entirely removed from-theprint' ing' bed and thusz'does not interfere with the manipulation or handlin'g'of the checks. As soon as the parts have. again reachedltheir.

amount of the next succeedingwheckfin the adding machine and then placesthis second normal position] the operatorsets f-up [the-,5 l-

check face downward1ynpon; the first check whereupon the handle Qis-ag'ain actuated in the dire'ction' of the a ew in Fig. 1- "In this 3 way, the amountofivsaid-secon'dcheck:is

printed in the adding {machine and" the in'- dorsement is simultaneously-f--impressed on said second check by-the prmting'roll'eri22. J v This operation iscontinued itbemgunder;

and the flexible fingers 33* thereof-readily accommodate themselves. to the increasing j pression- ,'of 'the' indorsement is produced on stood that the amount of each succeeding check is first set up. in the-addingfma'chine after which-said check isplacedfface do'vvm 'wardly upon the. preceding [oheck'or checks 1 on the platen'll. Thepressurememb'er 33" pile of checks on the platen" 11" and firmly and properly clamp-jsame: during the-move mer t-of the pri'ntifngj-roller22loverthespace 1 I 35 soth atfalegible and extremely clean imafl" each check 'At the ,same time'the f member" h t a d "roller; is s v1151 es u e Wea ev iestvch si leave-1; an...-.' mpress ijon1 of t a-t po 231 'on be back "thereof-.1 ltf'w'ill'be ,sfeentha with n improved aingen'ient, it is unnecessary has been lreache'dafter which the were of; ehef'cks mayfb'e'fremovedf agunit handlingfofjtlie checks is imum pd;"seidf he completely impressed onffsome part; of .:the fbaok of; each check, w tllout' requiring. each 33 se'rvesito guideflthe'printing roller 22 'to progressi elyv higher planes" as; the pile of ere-the I .d v a -ib -.fr in-"- hen r printing Ibed 'b'efiore/{thejnext such k sfpla .inp e'fit -Ib d; ;-j I checks.beingesimplyfsuccessively piled onef y thefother until the limit-ot the'apparatius succeeding check tobe carefully positioned .moved beneath the raised book to close with respect tothe printing mechanism. It the slot 53 and thus prevent the said hook 50 -.will,;ot "course, be understood that means from e'nteringthe noteh 54. In this'condi- -0thcnthan the 'pins11-may'be provided for tion the handle 49'may be actuated as often .1 gpositioningthe"cheeks onthe bed 11 if de-' as necessary and will simplycause the tube -s ired. My improvedarrangement also does 46 to slide on the rod 45 without operating away' -withfthe fooniplieated. mechanism inthe same so that the printing apparatus re; flcluded in existing machines for carrying mains at rest while the adding machine is "the indor'sedchecksaway from the printing. freely operated. As soon as'the necessary o bed or platen. and sat the-same time keeps corrections have been made andit is desired said-checkswithineasy reach of theoper'ator to again operatively combine the adding majfor pu-rposes'ofcomparison or the rectifying chine and printing apparatus the slide is of inistakes.f --,:f. 3 I Y simply'pushed back to uncover the slot 53 .In many-adding. or 'computingmaehines I and permit the hook 50 to again "enter the ih-it. is necessary-to completely .-actuate the notch 54.. It will, of course, be understood so handle'49. joritsfequivalent twice before the that the movement of the tube'46 relatively adding maehine-mechanism i'sproperly open to the rod 45 is under no condition great qfated; ,Suchidoubleoperation- -wouldordienough to causev a complete separation of the ,narily brin" ..abo'u afdouble operation' of'myt'ube and-rod, so that these elements are at L 0 improved nting-apparatuswiththeiconse-- all times maintained in proper operative re- 5 quent don le inipressionan'dpossibility of lation to each other. It will be further un- "blurring... If my apparatus is combined with derstoodthattherod 45 ,and tube 46 a s w ell a machine 'of'thisftype .'the finger}'piece,52 as the slide 56- are only examples and that 5. which is in close proxnnity to the handle 49 other equivalent devices may be substituted 251;. and thus'fwitliin easy-reach isdepressed .just for accomplishing the same or equivalent reprior tojthe.initialcjactuation of the'handle sults. Th ssis' also true of the hook 50 and 9 to\dils1engage; Foo]. 54. f. 54'. {Ht eid} Handle 49. is now operated the --In some cases the operator may forget to tube'46f wil1 simply slide, along the 'rod- 45 placea given check upon the bed 11 or upon 30 without carryingitalong sotha-t'the adding the checks previously placed thereon and as 9 achine willt -beoperated without bringing aresult may find that after the adding maj-Za'bout an actuation ;of-; t h'e printing mecha-- chine has been actuated to print the amount nism. As the handle 49'fisQretuined after of said check that no indorsement has been [the completioiifof; its initial',movement the impressed on this particular check. Under u 3- ,tube46will slidebaclruppnthe rod'45 until; such conditions it is obviously out of the, 10.

. I the'gen -;the'reo f engagesthe hook 50 and question-to again operate the adding ma- ;--fforc es itputwardly in. the slot"53 it being chine or tofc'lear the same as this latter operuncle 6d that-the pressure on the finger jation might necessitate the resetting up of piece has-been previously removedQ-As the; amounts of a number of previously in- Age the movementofthe handle 49 is con-2 dorsed checks. If the operator arrives at hoek 50 will ride along-the rod 45 -j ;su'ch a'contingency all that is necessary is i snap into the. notch 54-underflto place the said, check face downward as "the." spring. 55 maummatr-g hereinbefore'describedand then to grasp the ple'lthe rod 45. andtube46 to: lever 14' at any convenient point and move he; handle -49 [is now :operated it; downwardly on its pivots. This willxactu- 116 mefltoieomplete.the-o oration-of ate the printingmechanism independently of mechanism; t e pginting the arm 41 and itsiconnected parts and con-. sfw ll b rhu'ltaneously actuated :sequently' will bring aboutanoperationof anner 'hereinbefore'describedthus "the printing mechanism independent of the gi a single impression on the upper- =faddin'g machine If desired the lever .14 11! hand avoiding thepossibilityof may be provided'wlth a suitably located It sometim s ha. thatthe handle toffacilitatethe independent opera-f up the amounts of tion above mentioned. My improvement thus w I y y p "in theadding maprovides a simple arrangement which may be f i hlneidiscovers that a mistakehasbeen made .eiiicientl operated underall conditions with 1 9 which i l ssitates a clearing: "of. theaddi'ng. --aminim hm of eflort'an'd without the necessity. mahin ,a d a,--,0mp1ete re'-s'ettlng up of the forany careful manipulation of any parti 7 *vcorre'ct' 'ainounts'therein. In such cases, if-"thereof including, the checks; In some case the checks have all been indorsed it-=isde ---the.printing apparatus may beoperated eneo s'irable'to actuate the adding machine indetirely as an independent mechanism in which pendently of the printing apparatus until" case a handle might be attached to the lever the proper corrections have been made. To 43 or the handle previously mentioned in provide for this temporary independent op-' connection with the lever 14 mi ht be "oration of the adding machine I have inutilized for this purpose. It will urther as cluded. the slide 56 which may be simply be apparent that my improved apparatus 139 Menard the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

m "1. Thefcombination of an actuating; memher for manually operating a mechanism, a

printing apparatus, a connection "between said member and apparatus comprising sectionshaving a common major median line 1 and movable relatively to each other,means for coupling said sections together. whereby said member and apparatus may be simul-' taneously actuated, said'means'being -mov able to an inoperative position to permit 0 a relative movement of said. sections whereby said member'is movable independently.

of said apparatus, and means whereby said coupling means is automatically returned to its operative position to couple'said sec- I 25. tions together.

. 2. The combination of an actuating memher for manually operating a mechanism,ja-

' printing apparatus, a connection between said member and apparatus 'comprisingtelean 's'c opic sections slidable relatively to each other, means .forflcoupling said sectionsto gether whereby said member and apparatus :7 may be simultaneously actuated, said means being movable to an inoperative position to as, permit a relative movement .of said sections.

whereby said member is movable independentlyof saida'pparatus and means for rep .taining said coupling means in its inoperative position;

. printing bed on which the sheets to'b'e impressed are'adapted to be superimposed, a. printing. device,.means for-actuating said device and means for guiding said device 1' to progressively (higher planesas the num ber of sheets onsaid' printing bed increases. r ,rinting' apparatus comprising a' printing ed on which the sheets tobe inn-Q pressed arev adapted to be superimposed; gene printing ,roller,"ineans for. movingjsaid' roller across said printing bed," and means for guiding said troller .tov progressively 1 higher' planes-as'the number of sheets on .said rintin' bed increases and for holding t5 the eetbemgp'rintedupon'against move ment;

- 5. A printing apparatus comprising a printing bed'on whiehtthe sheets to be'im-j pressed are adapted to be: superimposed, be a movable member, a printing roller movably connected with saidmember, meansfior.

. actuating said member to move said rol er;

ressure member whereby said sheets are hel against.

tt movement during the printingoperation and acrom said printing bed, and a.

' sheets. tor-be impressedare adapted to be p," ting apparatus comprising i said support, means i'i'or maintaining said said roller is guided'to progressively higher. planes as the number of sheets on said print ing bed increases. j

6.-A printing apparatus comprising .a' base, a printing bed thereon .on which the sheets to be impressed are adapted to. be superimposed, a member pivotally] mounted on said base, asupport pivotally connected .with said member,- a printing roller jour naled'on said-support, means forswinging said memberon its pivot to movesaid printing roller across said printing bed, and a pressure member-f whereby said sheets are held against movement during the printing operation and'said roller is guided to proso gressively; higher planes as the number, of sheets on said printing bed increases.

j 7; A". printing apparatus comprising a base,- a jprinting bed thereon omwhi ch the superimposed, a memberjpivotally mounted on said base, a support pivotally connected with saidmember, aprinting roller jour-' naled on said support, an'inking pad on said support, means for maintaining said so pad in surface engagement with said. roller,

.means for swinging said memberjonitspivot tomove' said printing roller across said-printingbed, a pressure member where by said sheets are held against movement during the printing operation and. said printing; roller is guided to. progressively higherfplanes. as the number. of sheets on p said printing bed 'increasesand cooperating means on's'aid pressure memberand roller whereby rotation of the latter in 'its normal position is prevented; v

8. printing apparatus comprising a base, aqprinting bed thereon onv which the sheets to be impressed I 'are adapted to be snperim osed, a member ivotally mounted on said: ase, .a support plvotally connected with, said member, -la'printing roller jour naled on said'supporaan inking pad ,on

.pad in surface engagement with said roller,

a shaft journaled on said base, an arm carried byfsaid -shaftiand having its. end in engagementf'with a surface of said pivoted member-, mea-nsrfor rocking said shaftand '115 arm. toswing said member on its pivot in" one direction and move said roller across said printing bed, a pivoted guide member whereby said roller 1s guided to iprogressively higherplanes as the number of sheets on said printin bed increases, resilient in-- gers whereby eetsare held against movement during the printing operatlon, a rack on said ide inemberfapinionconnected with sai ioller arranged to mesh with said rack and a spring for swinging said guide member Akin fit f backward direction wherebysaid printing roller and pivoted member are returned to normal position, and said pinion and rack-areheld in operatee tive engagement to preventa rotation of printing bed, a lever, a printing roller, a, pivoted arm operatively connected withsaid roller and adapted to move-independentl-y of said lever and to operatively move said --rol1er across said printing bed, means for -'I'n'oving t'saidlever inone direction to cause it to bear against the arm whereby 10 the latter is actuated and for moving said lever in the. opposite direction away from said arm and means for causmg sald arm to follow the latter movement of said lever.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto 15 

